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EPH/2/3059 · Item · 28 May 1642
Part of Ephemeral material donated to York Reference Library

To one, To all High Sheriffes, Justices of the peace and other Officers, within 150 Miles of the City of Yorke. The other, In particular to the High Sheriffes, Justices of the peace and other Officers within the County of Lancaster. In general, to all the Counties of England and Dominion of Wales.

EPH/2/3053 · Item · 6 June 1642
Part of Ephemeral material donated to York Reference Library

The Petition of the Kingdom of Scotland, to the Lords of His Majesties Most Honourable Privie Councell of that Kingdome. Also His Majesties Letter to the Lords of his Privie Counsell of the Kingdome of Scotland and a Letter from Sir Io. Bourchier to Sir Thomas Barrington Knight and Baronet.

YPS/1/1 · Item · 1642
Part of Yorkshire Philosophical Society Collections

Political tract entitled 'His Majesties' Second Message to the Parliament concerning Sir John Hothams refusall to give His Majestie entrance into His Town of Hull'. Printed in London by Robert Barker.

The tract has been used to line the inside of a book binding, which has subsequently been removed from the book. The outer piece of book binding remains on the tract.

The tract is in a poor condition and parts of the text have been lost when the item has been attached to the binding.

EPH/2/3052 · Item · 1642
Part of Ephemeral material donated to York Reference Library

Also Severall Votes of both Houses of Parliament concerning the Magazine at Hull, and Sir John Hotham Governor thereof. Also the Order of Assistance given to the Com,mittees of both Houses, concerning thier going to Hull.

EPH/2/3054 · Item · 3 July 1644
Part of Ephemeral material donated to York Reference Library

As also the taking of Mulgrave Castle and in it Sir Walter Vavasour, Sir Peter Middletons eldest Sonne and other Gentlemen of Quality. Together with the Relation of the Scots second Army, advanced to Blithenooke in Northumberland and their taking of Morpeth Castle.

YPS/3/7 · Item · 20 December 1647
Part of Yorkshire Philosophical Society Collections

BARGAIN & SALE, Peter Brownrigge, Kirkdighton, yeoman, to Wm. Yeoman, York, tanner, of half a close outside Walmgate Bar, on the south
of the street, now in the occupation of Jas. Fearne.
Conson: £35.

Endorsed, livery of seisin of the same date.
Signed & sealed by Peter Brownrigge.
BOND, for £70 for performance of covenants of the same date attached.

Ferdinando Fairfax
HMU/P/14/583 · Item · 1647
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Stone memorial on a church wall to Ferdinando Fairfax, who died in 1647. Text is in Latin.
Format: Black and white 14 x 9
Provenance: Unknown

GDC/90/1 · Item · 19 December 1648
Part of Gray, Dodsworth & Cobb, York solicitors

Deed by William Bentley of Helmsley, yeoman to George Spencely of Wombleton, yeoman, referring to The Mount being within the territories of Wombleton for £140.

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YPS/3/8 · Item · 26 December 1651
Part of Yorkshire Philosophical Society Collections

FEOFFMENT, Wm. Weddell of Earswick, Esq., Thos. Waite of Haxbye, gent., Fran. Swaine of York, gent. and Thos. Clarke of Earswick, gent, to Edw. Lund, Jun. of Wigginton, husbandman, a cottage in Wigginton in the occupation of Edw. Lund and a little garth adjoining it called the West Hall Garth, a little close called the Grasse Garth bounded by Keld Lane on W. and Shipton Close on E., 7 acres of arable land in the common fields of Wigginton in Edw. Lund’s occupation, half a little close of newly enclosed common, [being] the N. side of a close called the Larefoote Hill bounded by Robt. Stabler’s close on S. and John Arminson’s on N. and the S. side of another close of newly enclosed common, the half called the Lord’s part, containing 6 a., bounded by Thos Lund’s close on S. and a close in the occupation of Robt. Stabler on N. The premises were conveyed to the feoffors, 10 Apr. last by Edw. Lord Howard Baron of Eskrigg, by bargain and sale enrolled in Chancery.

Conson: unspecified.
Signed and sealed by the 4 feoffors.

Endorsed Livery of seisin of the same date.

GDC/216/2 · Item · 1652
Part of Gray, Dodsworth & Cobb, York solicitors

Final Agreement made in the Court of the Common Bench at Westm[inster]....between John Browne and Edward Topham pl[ain]t[iff]s and George Daggett deforceant of one messuage seventy acres of land and thirty acres of meadow in Howe (??). FULL TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE.

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GDC/294/1 · Item · 5 September 1657
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George Harland the elder of York, gentleman and Ellyn his wife and George Harland the younger of Helperby, gentleman and Sarah his wife to Francis Rhodes of York upholsterer of little messuages in Colliergate.

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Copy conveyance

John Sandwith, eldest son and heir of Henry Sandwith, the eldest son and heir of Thomas Sandwith late of St Marygate, Gent, deceased and Francis Sandwith of Abbyford, Gent, to Humphrey Harwood of York. The frontstead, toft or site of a messuage, a garth and 2 gardens in the parish of St Olave, at the north east end of St Marygate near Bowtham, a parcel of ground adjoining the toft and formerly part thereof, in the tenure of William Hodgson, a house ‘rometh’ and sometimes a parlour adjoining the messuage and in the tenure of Helenor Mennell, a large orchard between the Almery Garth on the north and the gardens of St Marygate on the south in the tenure of the said Thomas Sandwith; another frontstead, toft or site of a burgage near Botham between the said frontstead at the end of St Marygate on the south east and the lands formerly of Thomas Jackson of York, Alderman, deceased towards the west and south and the house of Anne Beane, widow, towards the north and east lately in the occupation of William Hodgson. Another frontstead, toft or site of a great messuage and a garden between the land of John Wilkinson towards the east and the site of a house lately in the tenure of Stephen Smith on the west the fronsteads, tofts or sites of 6 houses in St Marygate, lately in the several tenures of John Bowling, sen. Thomas Stockwell, James Jackson, Edward Harker, John Bowling, jun. and Thomas Thorpe; one garden lying on the backside of those frontsteads, lately in the tenure of Robert Lovell; another frontstead, toft of site of a great messuage with the site of 3 stables and 1 orchard, between the said 6 frontsteads on the east and a frontstead or toft sometime in the tenure of John Hicks on the west, another messuage not yet built with an orchard adjacent, between the frontstead or toft, lately the lands of Edward Sands, deceased on the west and the lands lately of Percival Crawforthe, deceased on the east; the site where the house of John Beane and Anne, his wife, formerly stood, a garden adjoining the same, situated in St Marygate, and a parcel of meadow in Clifton to the river Ouse. Formerly in the tenure of William Drewe, deceased, containing 1 acre, commonly called Sandwithe Acre, which formerly belonged to St Mary’s Abbey. Conson. £160. Seisin was delivered the same date. Paper. 332 sheets, the last partially torn.